Rodless end-gate



J. LEIPOLD.

RODLESS END GATE.

APPLICATION FILED MAYIB, 191s.

Patented Feb. 3,1920."

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l I Q J. LEIPOLD.

RODLESS END GATE.

APPLICATION FILED MAYIB, I918.

'1 329, 98 1 Patented Feb. 3, 1920.

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UNI T ES PAT NT OFFIC JOHN marrow, or CLARA CITY, MINNEsoTA.

' noiiLnss END-earn.

To all whom it may concern: V

, Be it, known that I, JOHN LEIPOLD, a citizen of the United States, residing at Clara City,in the county of Chippewa and State of Minnesota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Rodless End-Gates; and I do hereby declare the following to bea full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This'invention relates to end gates andthe primary object of the invention is to provide an improved means for securing theend gate to the wagon body.

Another object of the invention is to pro vide an improved end gatehaving an auX- iliary sliding door, whereby the contents 7 of the wagon, can be readily removed, w1th out necessitat ng the removal of the entire end gate from the'body. V

A further object of the invention is to provide an improved means for operating the sliding door to raise and lower the same. A still further object of the invention is to provide an improved device of the above character, which is durable and eflicient in use, one that is simple and easy to manufacture and one that can be placed upon the market at a reasonable cost.

With these and other objects in view the invention consists in the novel construction,

arrangement and formation of parts, as will be hereinafter more specifically described,

claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, forming a part thereof in which:

Figure 1 is a rear elevation of a wagon showing the improved end gate in position thereon, V

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary plan view of a wagon body, showing the improved end gate 1 in position thereon,

Fig. 3 is a detail transverse section taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1,

Fig. A is a view similarto Fig. 3, showing the auxiliary sliding door in its raised position,

Fig. 5 is a detail horizontal cross section taken on the line 55 of Fig. 1,

Fig. 6 is a detail vertical cross section taken on the line 6-6 of Fig. 5,

Fig. 7 is a detail vertical cross section showing the means for locking the end gate in position, and

Fig. 8 is a detail vertical cross section taken on the line 88 of Fig. 1.

sitioned in the guide ways 3.

I -Specification of Letters Patent. Q P t f d 3; 1920. I Application filed May 18,1918. seria1m.2a5',a31. i A

Referring to the drawings in detail,

ments 4. The guide ways 3 are of substantially rectangular configuration in cross sectionand have a slot 51in the outer faces thereof, in which is slidably received 'the end gate 6.

The end gate 6 can be made from any desired material and is shown having the vertical edges thereof bent at right angles to provide flanges 7, which are slidably po- Angle irons 8 are bolted or otherwise secured to the vertical edges of the'end gate 6 and the outstanding flange'9 thereof is received in the guide ways 3 and cooperateswith the flanges 7 in preventing the accidental displacement of the end gate and facilitates the sliding of the end gate in the guide ways. The inner edges of the angle bars 8 adjacent to the lower ends thereof are extended and bent outwardly in parallel spaced relation with the end gate 6 to form guide ways 10, for a purpose which will hereinafter more fully ap ear.

he lower end of the end gate 6 is provided with a central opening 11, and a door 12 is slidably received in the guide ways 10,

do0r11. The central portion 18 of the crank shaft 13 means of which the shaft can be rotated in the bearings so as to raise and lower the door 11.

Hooks 19 are pivoted on pins 20 carried by the vertical side edges of the end gate and the hooks are adapted to engage in alined notches 21 formed in the guide ways 3 and apertures 22 formed in the flange 9 of the forms a manipulating handle, by

7 description, as the preferred embodiments,

.my invention, illustrated in the accompanying drawings and referred to in the above I is the most eflicient and practical; yet realizing the conditions concurrent with the adoption of mydevice will necessarily vary, I desire to emphasize the fact that various minor changes in details of construction, proportion and arrangement of parts may be resorted to, when required, without sacrificing any of the advantages of my invention as set forth.

What I claim as new is 2- I l.v In a device ofthe class described, the

combination, a Vehicle body, guide ways carried by the body, an end gate slidably mounted in the guide ways, the vertical edges of the end gate being bent at right angles to provide flanges, angle irons bolted to the vertical edges of the end gate and having one flange thereof extending at right angles" to the end gate to cotiperate with the flanges formed on the ends of the end gate, the flanges of the end gate and the angle bars being slidably received in theguide ways to prevent displacement of the end gate, the end gate having an opening in the lower end thereof, extensions formed on the inner edges of the angle irons adjacent the gate 6 and hold the same in lower ends thereof, said extensions being bent outwardly in spaced relation to the end gate to formv guide Ways, a door slidably mounted in the last-mentioned guide ways and arranged'to close the opening and means for raising and lowering the door. V

2; In ajdevice of the class described, the

combination, a vehicle body, channel irons carried by the body forming guide ways, the

inner ends ofsa-id channel irons having inwardly extending flanges, an end gate slidably mounted in the channel irons, the vertical edges of the end gate being bent at rightangles to provide flanges, angle ironsbolted .7 to the vertical edges of the end gate and hav- 7 ing one flange thereof extending at right angles to theend gate to cooperate with the flanges formed on the ends of the end gate,

the flanges of the end gate and the angle bars being slidably received in the guide ways to prevent the displacement of the end gate,

the, flanges formed on the angle irons and one of the flanges formed on the channel irons having a 1 'egistering opening, and pivoted hooks carried by the gate arranged to be swung into and out of said registering opening, as and for the pur ose specified.

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